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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.

Introduced: September 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 8, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.

What's happening now September 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Sep 8, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 8, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 8, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Sep 8, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8194: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8194/
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"H.R. 8194: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8194/.
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H.R. 8194, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8194/.
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[H.R. 8194: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8194/)
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